Lunar New Year 2023
It's been a while since I've posted about an adventure. Are we finally back to the days of crowds everywhere and fun street events? Hopefully! This is the first Perth Lunar New Year celebration since 2020, and it was fun!
I'm glad I read up about the event before going - at first I'd made an assumption that it was directly in the middle of what I considered the Chinatown area, but instead, it was in Northbridge Piazza, a place I would usually go straight past or never visit, so it was good that I planned in advance!
The premier didn't make it to the festival but the deputy premier, the consulate general, and the mayor were all here!
The streets were packed with people, parades, and stalls. And look at the "3" sticker falling off the inflatable gates lol.
There was a stage where there were heaps of performances too, ranging from kids singing and dancing, all the way to adult groups who did the same!
And of course the highlight - the lion dancing and kung fu! I love watching the lion dances!
Happy Year of the Rabbit! (and cat if you're Vietnamese!)
Swan Lake has made me 1% more cultured!
Dear Diary,
Yesterday I went and watched Swan Lake by the WA Ballet Company. It was a last minute decision; two years ago I wanted to watch Dracula but alas, lockdowns meant that my ticket had to be cancelled, and so I exchanged them for a voucher that was valid for three years - and as a spur of the moment thing, decided to see what was on and found that Swan Lake was being performed!
I actually didn't know what it was about at all, and only skim read the synopsis. All I knew is that it had been interpreted into a WA specific context, and it was actually really interesting! Plus now I realise the "Swan Lake" music - before it had just always been stuff I'd heard but not known the origins, and now I know!
The performance was pretty amazing! Ballet takes so much strength, grace, and skill! Makes me miss my dancing days!
Maybe I'll book more theatre stuff next year!






















